November 1 in History

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1. 1512Michelangelo's monumental frescoes decorating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome were revealed to the general public.
2. 1755A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the city of Lisbon, claiming tens of thousands of lives across Portugal.
3. 1765The British Parliament's controversial Stamp Act took effect, sparking widespread resistance and protests throughout the American colonies.
4. 1800President John Adams became the first United States chief executive to take up residence in the newly constructed White House.
5. 1936Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaimed the formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis following diplomatic agreements with Nazi Germany.
6. 1945Publisher John H. Johnson released the premier issue of Ebony magazine to chronicle African American culture and achievements.
7. 1950Two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman outside the Blair House in Washington, D.C.
8. 1952The United States military detonated the world's first thermonuclear hydrogen bomb on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
9. 1968The Motion Picture Association of America implemented a voluntary rating system to advise parents about the content of films.
10. 1982Honda launched automobile assembly in Marysville, Ohio, becoming the first Asian automaker to manufacture vehicles in the United States.
11. 1993The Maastricht Treaty took effect across Western Europe, officially establishing the modern European Union and its common framework.

Chosen from the November 1 pages of HISTORY, HistoryNet and OnThisDay.com, retold in our own words.